A Handbook of Organic Plants Production in Kenya

ISBN-13: 9783659684555 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 80 str.

Gathungu Geofrey Kingori;Ngugi Charles Wachira;Mwariri Mwangi

Opis

Botanical crops plants like pyrethrum, neem, tithonia, crotoralia, Mexican marigold are important source of organic insecticides. Their promotion would have enormous impact on a farmers ability to manage soil resource and pests as they are promising alternative to synthetics towards organic crop. The utilization of botanical plant especially by the poorest farmers, is constrained by inadequate product evaluation and development which, if improved, will increase the reliable options available to farmers. Exploitation and optimal use of botanical plants can be enhanced through development and dissemination of knowledge and capacity building for research and initiation of innovations geared towards their sustainable development and use in organic crop production. Pyrethrum is the only botanical crop which has well commercialized and organized production system. This handbook will impact greatly on production and utilization of pyrethrum. In my current teaching, training and research career there is a lot of emphasis on organic crop production and therefore this handbook will be resourceful to farmers, students, researchers and stakeholders in agriculture development.

O autorze

Dr. Geofrey Kingori Gathungu attended Muirungi Primary School, 1978-1985, Kenyatta High School, Mahiga, 1986-1989, University of Nairobi, 1990-1995 and attained Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 1996-2000 and attained Master of Science in Agronomy, and finally Egerton University, 2008-2014 for Ph.D in Horticulture.